Nixon White House TapesTape 213 › Conversation 213-026

Nixon phone call with Sanchez on Camp David and Personal Staff

Sunday, September 24, 1972 · 1:01 PM–3:30 PM ET · Camp David Hard Wire ·13 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Sanchez, ManoloConversation213-026 onTape 213StartSunday, September 24, 1972 at 1:01 PMEndSunday, September 24, 1972 at 3:30 PMRecording deviceCamp David Hard WireSourceNixon Library record for 213-026 ↗

President Richard M. Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, at the Aspen Lodge during a weekend retreat at Camp David. The conversation, for which no transcript is available, consisted entirely of a brief, withdrawn segment classified as a personal returnable item. Consequently, no substantive policy matters or administrative decisions were recorded during this interaction.

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On September 24, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 1:01 pm and 3:30 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 213-026 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 213-26

Date: September 24, 1972
Time: Unknown between 1:01 pm and 3:30 pm
Location: Camp David Hard Wire

The President met with Manolo Sanchez.

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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
[Personal returnable]
[Duration: 22s        ]

END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1

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The President and Sanchez left at an unknown time before 3:30 pm.
  • 154-011 12:58 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox talked on the telephone at Camp David from 12:58 pm to 1:01 pm.
  • 213-023 12:58 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 12:58 pm to 1:01 pm.
  • 213-024 1:01 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 1:01 pm and 3:30 pm.
  • 213-025 1:01 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 1:01 pm and 3:30 pm.
  • 213-027 1:01 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, Julie Nixon Eisenhower, and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 1:01 pm and 3:30 pm.
  • 213-028 1:01 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 1:01 pm and 3:30 pm.
  • 213-029 1:01 PM · 13 sec — Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 1:01 pm and 3:30 pm.
  • 213-030 1:01 PM · 14 sec — Julie Nixon Eisenhower and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 1:01 pm and 3:30 pm.

Conversation 213-026, September 24, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/213-026 (accessed September 18, 2026).